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Friday, July 9, 2010

Little Girl, Big Heart

This is my friend Opal. She's four years old, and she loves kitties.

She loves them so much, she has kitties on her shoes.

And she loves them so much, she brought a dollar and five pennies from her piggy bank to donate to our fundraiser. Originally she was going to bring one dollar and three pennies, but when she learned there were five kitties, she wanted to bring a penny for each. She had another dollar in her piggy bank, but she's saving that to buy her dad a coffee on Father's Day, next year.

I was so touched by her thoughtfulness. It just reminded me that ever single dollar (and penny) that has been given to our little fundraiser comes from the same place - a warm, compassionate, kitty-loving heart.

I heart Opal (and her wise parents). Love the pics: Heart to heart conversation in #1, tender loving cuddle in #2, cute little tootsies in those sweet flip flops in #3, and the essence of the fundraiser in #4, as described by Laurie's commentary. ♥

What a wonderful girl and $1.05 is a TON of money. I'd love to give that lovely young lady a big hug and tell her how great she is and that I'm very jealous of her snazzy flipflops...but I live all the way on the other side of the country. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let that .05 stand as a reminder to us all to dig just a little deeper, give just a little more.

how sweet! I think there should be a matching $1.05 fundraiser challenge. A lot of people (like me) are unemployed or otherwise financially not in a great position. People who maybe can't give $5, 10, 20 or more dollars may just be able to pull out $1.05. Enough $1.05s and you will reach 40 squillion in NO time!

oh wow. what a beautiful little girl, with such a lovely heart. All i could think of was lolcats "ur doing it right." I think her mama & papa need a poster of Opal & her $1.05 donation with the caption: "Parenting: ur doing it right." :)

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